We make war that we may live in peace.

Aristotle

The Nicomachean Ethics

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Topic

War and peace War Peace

Author

Aristotle

Source

The Nicomachean Ethics

Genre

Philosophical literature

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

Greek

Time

322 BC 320s BC 4th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

Greece Europe Ancient Greece

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Original Citation

Aristotle. Nicomachean Ethics. c. 322 BC, bk. 10, 1177b, l. 5-6.

Current Citation

Aristotle. Nicomachean Ethics. Translated by Terence Irwin. Hackett Publishing, 1999, bk. 10, 1177b, l. 5-6.

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